צָבָ֜א

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 צָבָ֜א

   tsa-VA

   of an army
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְעַל־יָדָם֩ חֵ֨יל צָבָ֜א

   ve-AL-ya-DAM KHEIL tsa-VA

   and under their hand or authority force or army of an army
3. clause🔊 וְעַל־יָדָם֩ חֵ֨יל צָבָ֜א שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֗לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת עוֹשֵׂ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּכֹ֣חַ חָ֑יִל

   ve-AL-ya-DAM KHEIL tsa-VA she-LOSH me-OT E-lef ve-shiv-AT a-la-FIM va-kha-MESH me-OT o-SE mil-kha-MA be-KHO-akh kha-YIL

   and under their hand or authority force or army of an army three hundreds of a thousand and seven {construct} thousands and five hundreds makers of or doers of war with strength of valor or might
4. sentence🔊 וְעַל־יָדָם֩ חֵ֨יל צָבָ֜א שְׁלֹ֧שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֗לֶף וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת עוֹשֵׂ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּכֹ֣חַ חָ֑יִל לַעְזֹ֥ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־הָאוֹיֵֽב׃

   ve-AL-ya-DAM KHEIL tsa-VA she-LOSH me-OT E-lef ve-shiv-AT a-la-FIM va-kha-MESH me-OT o-SE mil-kha-MA be-KHO-akh kha-YIL la-e-ZOR lam-ME-lekh al-ha-o-YEV

   and under their hand or authority force or army of an army three hundreds of a thousand and seven {construct} thousands and five hundreds makers of or doers of war with strength of valor or might to help the king against the enemy

Exegesis

The construct cheil tsava {חֵ֨יל צָבָ֜א | ḥê-yl ṣā-vāʾ} ‘force of army’ links cheil as head noun with tsava in a genitive construct.

Root and etymology

“to muster; wage war”

• 🔊 צְבָאוֹתṣəḇāʾōṯhostsPsalm 24:10